Human Being Human Podcast

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the sixth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Kiss From a Rose Bowl" and is the final of the season.  In this episode, we'll tackle the pioneering history of American football and the story of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As we wrap up this season, we'll understand why this sport is the heart and soul of...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the fifth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Background Czech".  In this episode, we'll get a taste of America's Melting Pot as we familiarize ourselves with the earliest immigrant communities of Nebraska. We'll also “Czech” out my own family history and background, as we explore the Bohemian roo...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the fourth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Extraordinarily Ordinary."  In this episode, we'll get to know the first pioneers and settlers that planted the earliest family roots in my home of Valley County, Nebraska and plowed their way into history. Like all of our homes and we places we grew up, my ho...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the third episode in this podcast series, entitled "You're Tearing Me Apart, Fort Lisa." In this episode, we'll dig down into the "Golden Age" of America, as the Old World and New World collide for the first time. We'll wade waist deep into history and come into contact with the first explore...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the second episode in this podcast series, entitled "Plain Speaking Folks." In this episode, we'll familiarize ourselves with the earliest Nebraskans that lived on the Great Plains over 10,000 years ago. We'll see how the first Human Beings weathered these oceans of grass, as we dig deep into the history of...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the first episode in this podcast season, entitled "Honestly, It's For Everybody."  In this debut episode, we'll take a deep dive into this land of Flat Water, as we become more familiar with my home state of Nebraska. We’ll travel through lava, rocks, and volcanoes, across primordial oceans and seas, and i...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the tenth episode of the series, entitled "Dark Columbian Roast." In the season finale, we'll watch as the planet becomes unified by global trade, conquest, and military power. As technology increases and our social lives becomes more complex, where does humankind go from here? / /  Join me for hearty conversatio...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the ninth episode of the series, entitled "The State of Planet Earth."  In this  episode, we have a matchup between two ancient heavyweights, "The State" and "The Barbarians." During this global battle, the first walled cities and defensive fortifications were constructed as primitive governments f...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the eighth episode of the series, entitled "Whole Grain Truth."  In this episode, we'll visit ancient megalithic sites and  watch  humans  feast together beneath the skies and stars. As we travel back more than 10,000 years ago, we'll learn the whole truth about the Agricultural Revolution, a time that had a...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the seventh episode of the series, entitled "Close Encounters of the Human Kind."  In this  episode, we'll travel back 75,000 years ago to a world populated by various kinds of human beings. As Homo sapiens left Africa and traversed the planet, our ancestors would  encounter archaic relatives during history'...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the sixth episode of the series, entitled "Family Tree Knocking."  In this  episode, we'll unravel and unweave the tangled Human Family Tree. From the Neanderthals and Denisovans to the mysterious Hobbit Men and Red Deer Cave People, we'll get to know all the family characters in our human story.  / /  Join...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the fifth episode of the series, entitled "Old Flames"  In this episode, humans will learn the use of fire, transforming their tribes and reshaping the world.  Like a flame to a tinder box, the spirit of humans will catch fire and spread around the entire world.  / /  Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adven...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the fourth episode of the series, entitled "Running Jokes."  In this  episode, we'll watch as  our human ancestors evolved into the world's greatest endurance runners and became the first hunters & gatherers. Not only are humans the greatest runners in nature, we're also the greatest laughers.  / / ...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the third episode of the series, entitled "I Eat, Therefore I Am."  In this episode, we'll learn how the diet of our earliest ancestors transformed humankind. Plants, fungus, and other strange food-like substances shaped our genetics, our physiology, and the inner workings of our minds.   / /  Join me for hearty...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \ This is the second episode of the series, entitled "The Social Butterfly Effect."  In this  episode, we'll journey far back to the humble beginnings of our shared human story.  As we traverse this ancient landscape, we'll discover how a small group of savvy animals banded together and forever changed who we are and...

Send a text / /  Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast  \ \  This is the debut episode of this podcast series, entitled "Human Body of Work." In this episode, we'll explore the experience and meaning of being a human being.  Through this medium, we'll examine the fundamental relationships that shape the world around us,  including connections between our minds, bodies, and s...